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July 1, 2008 - QPR Official Site - EXCLUSIVE: DI CARMINE JETS IN
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is delighted to announce the loan signing of Italian hot-shot Samuel Di Carmine.
The 19 year-old Fiorentina front-man has put pen to paper on a season-long loan deal with the R's, to the delight of First Team Coach Iain Dowie.
"Samuel is a young striker with potential," Dowie told www.qpr.co.uk.
"I went out to see him play in Italy and I thought he did very well. He leads the line well and uses his body very well for someone so young.
"A season long loan provides us with a good opportunity to have a closer look at him.
"Technically, he looks fine; he might take a little bit of time to adjust to the physical rigours of Championship football, but I'm sure he's capable of that.
"What we want is a good under-belly of young players at the Club. When you're building for the future that's vitally important."
Highly-rated in his homeland, the Florence-born striker made his Serie A debut in October 2006, before going on to notch his first goal for the Club in their 6-1 thrashing of IF Elfsborg in a UEFA Cup tie in November.
Di Carmine's capture arrives hot on the heels of the loan signing of Genoa's Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma, who penned an identical deal with the R's on Friday afternoon. QPR
Daily Telegraph/Rich Brown - July 1, 2008 Crystal Palace set to lose Ben Watson
Crystal Palace, who narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League last season, are resigned to losing talismanic midfielder Ben Watson.
Watson starred in last season's Play-Off semi-finals, scoring both of their goals in a 4-2 aggregate defeat to Bristol City. Despite interest during last January's transfer window, manager Neil Warnock persuaded Watson to stay at the club he has been with since the start of his career, but a move away now seems a virtual certainty, with QPR leading the charge for the highly-rated 22-year-old.
QPR, now managed by former Palace head coach Iain Dowie, first made a bid for Watson at the end of May, but their inital £1.25 million offering was rejected by Palace chairman Simon Jordan.
The west London club, now under the stewardship of multi-billionaire businessman Lakshmi Mittal, accredited to being the fourth richest person in the world, and Formula One tycoons Bernie Eccleston and Flavio Briatore, have already made various signings this summer as they look to gain promotion to the Premier League next season, following their dissapointing finish of 14th last season.
Since being named manager of QPR in May, Dowie is determined that Waston, who played a key role in the Palace's promotion to the Premier League whilst he was at the club, will link up again with his former colleague, and achieve promotion from the Championship to the Premier League, with Watson as an imperative part of his new-look side.
Although Palace rejected QPR's initial offer of £1.25m, Watson is expected to leave Palace at a cut-price rate due to the fact that his contract expires in the next 12 months, and without him signing a new contract, Palace will have to sell soon if they want to achieve anywhere near to his true valuation.
Despite constant attempts by Warnock to get Watson to sign a new contract, the midfield star has declined to sign any new contract with Palace, with Watson rejecting a 'final contract offer' from Warnock on June 20th. As well as QPR's interest, Championship clubs Norwich City, who are themselves subject of a takeover bid currently, and recently relegated Reading both expressed an interest in signing Watson last January. With Reading midfielder James Harper expected to leave the club, Watson could be an ideal replacement for Harper, who has been linked with a £3.5m move to Middlesbrough.
Warnock, when asked about Watson's potential next employer, said that '' Ben has rejected our contract offer, which would have made him the highest-paid player at the club and his agent is hinting to me that he might want to try something new". Warnock also commented recently that QPR remain the favourites for Watson's signature, but Palace are keen to stress that if Dowie wants to secure the services of his former player, QPR must increase their first bid of £1.25m.
Watson, who is a former England Under-21 international, has made 170 appearances for Palace in all competitions, scoring 15 goals in this time. He made his debut as a raw 17-year old in a 1-0 home defeat by Watford, and has since risen to being one of Palace's most reliable and valuable players.
Watson did, however, endure the misery of missing a penalty in the second leg of last season's Championship play-off tie at Ashton Gate, against Bristol City. With the aggregate scores level at 2-2 at the time, Watson's penalty struck the post, in the 72nd minute, and Palace went on to lose the game 2-1 in extra-time and see their dreams of Wembley, and the Premier League, disappear.
Although other clubs apart from QPR have expressed an interest in signing Watson, it is widely expected that he will rejoin Dowie at QPR within the next few days, now that the transfer window has officially opened. Watson is rumoured to be keen to work with Dowie again, and with the vast funds that QPR now have available, they represent a genuine chance of Premier League football by this time next season. Telegraph
10- The Sunday People - July 1, 2007 MAY BE OVER, HILL
"Shamed coach Richard Hill is finally facing the sack from QPR this week for punching a player in the face in the notorious Great Brawl of China.
Rangers assistant manager Hill, suspended for the last five months, is set to be told his fate on Friday. The People
And two years ago (+ a few days) QPR for Sale....
We just don't have enough cash to take QPR forward
Jun 25 2007 - David McIntyre/Ealing Gazette
CHAIRMAN Gianni Paladini insists QPR will not be bought on the cheap despite the club's Italian owners being willing to relinquish control.
Paladini last week declared that he and major shareholder Antonio Caliendo would seek only the money they paid for their shares when they acquired stakes in the club.
That would mean around £650,000 would be required to purchase Paladini's shareholding and around £4million to take overall control of the club.
But Paladini has warned that simply writing out a cheque for those amounts will not be enough.
He said: "The offer is there for anyone who can take the club forward. I will only want what I paid for my shares.
CHAIRMAN Gianni Paladini insists QPR will not be bought on the cheap despite the club's Italian owners being willing to relinquish control.
Paladini last week declared that he and major shareholder Antonio Caliendo would seek only the money they paid for their shares when they acquired stakes in the club.
That would mean around £650,000 would be required to purchase Paladini's shareholding and around £4million to take overall control of the club.
But Paladini has warned that simply writing out a cheque for those amounts will not be enough.
He said: "The offer is there for anyone who can take the club forward. I will only want what I paid for my shares.
"But it has to be on condition that they have serious money to invest and can show they can move QPR to the next level.
"We're a club that can compete in the Championship and if
someone can take QPR further than that, then there is no way we would stand in their way.
"I would leave tomorrow for the price I paid for my shares if that kind of person wanted the club. I would want any other money they had to go into QPR."
Paladini added: "The vultures are circling. That always happens with QPR. But we're not saying we will sell to anyone. It has to be the right people.
"We're committed to the club, we just realise we don't have the money to take it further and want others to come in and either help us or take over the club."
A number of parties have expressed an interest including an Israeli group fronted by former Tottenham and Liverpool striker Ronnie Rosenthal, which has failed to prove it has sufficient funds.
And a consortium has this week been discussing approaching the club with an offer.
But at this stage the most likely addition to the Rangers board is Bill Power - the former chairman who was booted out by Paladini and Caliendo in 2005 following a bitter battle for control.
Power has invested in Swindon since his public fall-out with Paladini and has been involved in a takeover bid for the Wilt-shire club.
But the pair have recently rebuilt bridges and Paladini believes Power may return.
"The door is open for Bill," said Paladini.
"I don't think he wants to buy the club but the opportunity is there, if he wants it, to come back and work with me."
Bar an angry exchange with disenchanted club president Harold Winton and a couple of questions about ongoing financial concerns, Paladini and other directors were given a fairly easy ride at last week's annual general meeting of shareholders.
It was confirmed that Rangers made a loss of £3.3million in 2006 - up from £2.6m the previous year. A loss of around £2.6m for 2007 is predicted.
July 1, 2008 - QPR Official Site - EXCLUSIVE: DI CARMINE JETS IN
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is delighted to announce the loan signing of Italian hot-shot Samuel Di Carmine.
The 19 year-old Fiorentina front-man has put pen to paper on a season-long loan deal with the R's, to the delight of First Team Coach Iain Dowie.
"Samuel is a young striker with potential," Dowie told www.qpr.co.uk.
"I went out to see him play in Italy and I thought he did very well. He leads the line well and uses his body very well for someone so young.
"A season long loan provides us with a good opportunity to have a closer look at him.
"Technically, he looks fine; he might take a little bit of time to adjust to the physical rigours of Championship football, but I'm sure he's capable of that.
"What we want is a good under-belly of young players at the Club. When you're building for the future that's vitally important."
Highly-rated in his homeland, the Florence-born striker made his Serie A debut in October 2006, before going on to notch his first goal for the Club in their 6-1 thrashing of IF Elfsborg in a UEFA Cup tie in November.
Di Carmine's capture arrives hot on the heels of the loan signing of Genoa's Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma, who penned an identical deal with the R's on Friday afternoon. QPR
Daily Telegraph/Rich Brown - July 1, 2008 Crystal Palace set to lose Ben Watson
Crystal Palace, who narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League last season, are resigned to losing talismanic midfielder Ben Watson.
Watson starred in last season's Play-Off semi-finals, scoring both of their goals in a 4-2 aggregate defeat to Bristol City. Despite interest during last January's transfer window, manager Neil Warnock persuaded Watson to stay at the club he has been with since the start of his career, but a move away now seems a virtual certainty, with QPR leading the charge for the highly-rated 22-year-old.
QPR, now managed by former Palace head coach Iain Dowie, first made a bid for Watson at the end of May, but their inital £1.25 million offering was rejected by Palace chairman Simon Jordan.
The west London club, now under the stewardship of multi-billionaire businessman Lakshmi Mittal, accredited to being the fourth richest person in the world, and Formula One tycoons Bernie Eccleston and Flavio Briatore, have already made various signings this summer as they look to gain promotion to the Premier League next season, following their dissapointing finish of 14th last season.
Since being named manager of QPR in May, Dowie is determined that Waston, who played a key role in the Palace's promotion to the Premier League whilst he was at the club, will link up again with his former colleague, and achieve promotion from the Championship to the Premier League, with Watson as an imperative part of his new-look side.
Although Palace rejected QPR's initial offer of £1.25m, Watson is expected to leave Palace at a cut-price rate due to the fact that his contract expires in the next 12 months, and without him signing a new contract, Palace will have to sell soon if they want to achieve anywhere near to his true valuation.
Despite constant attempts by Warnock to get Watson to sign a new contract, the midfield star has declined to sign any new contract with Palace, with Watson rejecting a 'final contract offer' from Warnock on June 20th. As well as QPR's interest, Championship clubs Norwich City, who are themselves subject of a takeover bid currently, and recently relegated Reading both expressed an interest in signing Watson last January. With Reading midfielder James Harper expected to leave the club, Watson could be an ideal replacement for Harper, who has been linked with a £3.5m move to Middlesbrough.
Warnock, when asked about Watson's potential next employer, said that '' Ben has rejected our contract offer, which would have made him the highest-paid player at the club and his agent is hinting to me that he might want to try something new". Warnock also commented recently that QPR remain the favourites for Watson's signature, but Palace are keen to stress that if Dowie wants to secure the services of his former player, QPR must increase their first bid of £1.25m.
Watson, who is a former England Under-21 international, has made 170 appearances for Palace in all competitions, scoring 15 goals in this time. He made his debut as a raw 17-year old in a 1-0 home defeat by Watford, and has since risen to being one of Palace's most reliable and valuable players.
Watson did, however, endure the misery of missing a penalty in the second leg of last season's Championship play-off tie at Ashton Gate, against Bristol City. With the aggregate scores level at 2-2 at the time, Watson's penalty struck the post, in the 72nd minute, and Palace went on to lose the game 2-1 in extra-time and see their dreams of Wembley, and the Premier League, disappear.
Although other clubs apart from QPR have expressed an interest in signing Watson, it is widely expected that he will rejoin Dowie at QPR within the next few days, now that the transfer window has officially opened. Watson is rumoured to be keen to work with Dowie again, and with the vast funds that QPR now have available, they represent a genuine chance of Premier League football by this time next season. Telegraph
10- The Sunday People - July 1, 2007 MAY BE OVER, HILL
"Shamed coach Richard Hill is finally facing the sack from QPR this week for punching a player in the face in the notorious Great Brawl of China.
Rangers assistant manager Hill, suspended for the last five months, is set to be told his fate on Friday. The People
And two years ago (+ a few days) QPR for Sale....
We just don't have enough cash to take QPR forward
Jun 25 2007 - David McIntyre/Ealing Gazette
CHAIRMAN Gianni Paladini insists QPR will not be bought on the cheap despite the club's Italian owners being willing to relinquish control.
Paladini last week declared that he and major shareholder Antonio Caliendo would seek only the money they paid for their shares when they acquired stakes in the club.
That would mean around £650,000 would be required to purchase Paladini's shareholding and around £4million to take overall control of the club.
But Paladini has warned that simply writing out a cheque for those amounts will not be enough.
He said: "The offer is there for anyone who can take the club forward. I will only want what I paid for my shares.
CHAIRMAN Gianni Paladini insists QPR will not be bought on the cheap despite the club's Italian owners being willing to relinquish control.
Paladini last week declared that he and major shareholder Antonio Caliendo would seek only the money they paid for their shares when they acquired stakes in the club.
That would mean around £650,000 would be required to purchase Paladini's shareholding and around £4million to take overall control of the club.
But Paladini has warned that simply writing out a cheque for those amounts will not be enough.
He said: "The offer is there for anyone who can take the club forward. I will only want what I paid for my shares.
"But it has to be on condition that they have serious money to invest and can show they can move QPR to the next level.
"We're a club that can compete in the Championship and if
someone can take QPR further than that, then there is no way we would stand in their way.
"I would leave tomorrow for the price I paid for my shares if that kind of person wanted the club. I would want any other money they had to go into QPR."
Paladini added: "The vultures are circling. That always happens with QPR. But we're not saying we will sell to anyone. It has to be the right people.
"We're committed to the club, we just realise we don't have the money to take it further and want others to come in and either help us or take over the club."
A number of parties have expressed an interest including an Israeli group fronted by former Tottenham and Liverpool striker Ronnie Rosenthal, which has failed to prove it has sufficient funds.
And a consortium has this week been discussing approaching the club with an offer.
But at this stage the most likely addition to the Rangers board is Bill Power - the former chairman who was booted out by Paladini and Caliendo in 2005 following a bitter battle for control.
Power has invested in Swindon since his public fall-out with Paladini and has been involved in a takeover bid for the Wilt-shire club.
But the pair have recently rebuilt bridges and Paladini believes Power may return.
"The door is open for Bill," said Paladini.
"I don't think he wants to buy the club but the opportunity is there, if he wants it, to come back and work with me."
Bar an angry exchange with disenchanted club president Harold Winton and a couple of questions about ongoing financial concerns, Paladini and other directors were given a fairly easy ride at last week's annual general meeting of shareholders.
It was confirmed that Rangers made a loss of £3.3million in 2006 - up from £2.6m the previous year. A loss of around £2.6m for 2007 is predicted.
